Six Years In Hell

[Marie E.]

I am able to feel happy half of the time, maybe I exaggerated the negative feelings?

 

[therapybankrupt]

Keep holding on to the good times and the accomplishments you make.Thats what is going to pull all of us through. I found the happiness challenge and writing the possitive every day, recording three things I am grateful for everyday and doing a random act of kindness have changed my life. You can find happiness. Not in money but in simple things.nature and people.

I wish I had the patients for cross stich. I am just do it fast type of crafter.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum. :)

 

[Nicolette]

I am able to feel happy half of the time, maybe I exaggerated the negative feelings?

I read an article awhile ago and it was quite interesting. It said the reason for the increased depression rates was that as humans we had started to expect that in order to have a good life we have to be happy all of the time. Apparently it is not true as without the more difficult or sad times there would be no better or happier and we would eventually go through life as a process rather than experiencing feelings. They said the ratio was around 50/50 happy/sad throughout our lives which had the pattern somewhat resembling a roller coaster. I think sometimes we expect that our lives have to be providing us with this great happiness in order for us to fulfill it and it is with those thoughts and unrealistic expectations is how we let ourselves down.